Initial View is disabled

Hi,
I am trying to change the preferences using the Initial View tool. I want to set it to open with bookmarks visible. However, the entire initial view page is disabled for me. The PDF is one that I created myself using LiveCycle. I am using Acrobat Pro X. Why would this functionality be disabled?
Thanks,
Nicole

It lets me create bookmarks. Is there a way to enable the initial view in LiveCycle or do I need to instruct my users to click on the bookmark tab every time they open a file?
Thanks,
Nicole

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Thank you for your link. Unfortunately, I am not a developer and that was like a foreign language to me. Is it possible to accomplish the same from a LiveCycle menu?
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